Rare and New Photos: President John F. Kennedy, Touring the U.S., in the Autumn of 1963

Pulled from the LIFE archives, rare and never-published images of JFK in 1963, including the morning of Nov. 22
By People Staff
Updated November 20, 2013 02:00 PM

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September 24, 1963

Credit: Art Rickerby/Life

President Kennedy and Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman attend the dedication of the Pinchot Institute for Conservation Studies, in Milford, PA.

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September 25, 1963

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John F. Kennedy speaks at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.

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September 28, 1963

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President Kennedy attends the dedication of California's Whiskeytown Dam.

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September, 1963

Credit: Art Rickerby/Life

President Kennedy signs autographs. Location and date unknown.

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September 28, 1963

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John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the dedication of the Whiskeytown Dam in Shasta County, CA.

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November 22, 1963

Credit: Arthur Rickerby/Life

John F. Kennedy speaks in Fort Worth, Texas, mere hours before his assassination. For more images from November 22, both before and after Kennedy's assassination, visit LIFE.com.

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